Curtly Ambrose had an Newport cigarettes outstanding cricket career. An amazing 405 wickets in 98 Test matches and 226 wickets in 176 one-day internationals ranks him among the greatest Newport cigarettes coupons bowlers in the history of the game. Hailing from Antigua, he started international cricket in 1988, and left in September 2000 - giving 12 years of yeoman service to West Indies. But there is something worrying "Ambie". He admitted leaving the game a peaceful man but said there is "one that got away". In a recent wide-ranging interview, he admitted the defeat by Australia in the semifinal of the 1996 World Cup
still haunts him
We suffered that defeat against Australia in the 1996 World Cup and that still haunts me up to this day. It is about the only regret I had in my career, not having a World Cup medal around my neck - it is the missing link and would have put the icing on the cake for me. The thing that hurt the most was that we had the game won. It was a strange loss by just five runs and there was nothing really we could have done. I still, up to this day, can't put my hand on what caused the defeat.